Tournament Leak
This isn't exactly what it sounds like it might be. I don't neccisarily think I have a leak in my tournament game. But I'm saying that playing tournaments, seem to be a leak in my bankroll. I really love the draw of the big payouts that tournaments give. I have gotten better recently at staying away from them, but not good enough I don't think.
I played in the Poker Mountain $1000 added tourney today for a Buy-In of $30+3. Only had 73 entries, so I liked my chances, especially after my 2nd in the last tourney I played at PM. Well I was going along nicely after a completely cold deck in the first 2 levels, and was in the top 10 for a good amount of time. Unfortunately the big stack was at my table... 3 seats to my left, and he was insane. Playing every single hand, and raising with anything. Not even raising a lot, but enough to be a pain. At one time he even raised from the BB with 72s. Hit a wheel on the turn and busted another player. Luckily I got out with my Ace, which was top pair. Eventually the blinds took me down about 1000 from my high point and put me around 1400... I picked up 77 and of course the big stack raised. I called, and the flop was A25. Frankly, I didn't think he had the ace, he was playing every hand. We got all in... and he beat me with A3o. Yes, junk. Raised preflop junk.
I really think if this maniac big stack was at another table, I would have cruised into the money, as I was playing very well. Making good decisions and up to this point hadn't made any mistakes.
Basically... I took a nice $33 hit to my BR, and then with only $15 left on PM I went to the low limit NL room and lost in there. For the record, I am done with ring games at PM until some fish show up... too tight, and completely a waste of time to try and win money. Getting back to the main point, I need to stop the tournaments that have buy-ins that I shouldn't be playing. If not tourney's all together. Other than the Negreanu Open of course... which by the way I got 2nd today in Limit Stud.
I've been fairing pretty well in the PartyPoker $25NL rooms... and I am hoping I can have the discipline to just stick with those until I can make some decent money. Will be hard though, because I feel that right now my tournament game is the best it's ever been, and may be on of my biggest strengths. But back to the fish at Party for now.
I played in the Poker Mountain $1000 added tourney today for a Buy-In of $30+3. Only had 73 entries, so I liked my chances, especially after my 2nd in the last tourney I played at PM. Well I was going along nicely after a completely cold deck in the first 2 levels, and was in the top 10 for a good amount of time. Unfortunately the big stack was at my table... 3 seats to my left, and he was insane. Playing every single hand, and raising with anything. Not even raising a lot, but enough to be a pain. At one time he even raised from the BB with 72s. Hit a wheel on the turn and busted another player. Luckily I got out with my Ace, which was top pair. Eventually the blinds took me down about 1000 from my high point and put me around 1400... I picked up 77 and of course the big stack raised. I called, and the flop was A25. Frankly, I didn't think he had the ace, he was playing every hand. We got all in... and he beat me with A3o. Yes, junk. Raised preflop junk.
I really think if this maniac big stack was at another table, I would have cruised into the money, as I was playing very well. Making good decisions and up to this point hadn't made any mistakes.
Basically... I took a nice $33 hit to my BR, and then with only $15 left on PM I went to the low limit NL room and lost in there. For the record, I am done with ring games at PM until some fish show up... too tight, and completely a waste of time to try and win money. Getting back to the main point, I need to stop the tournaments that have buy-ins that I shouldn't be playing. If not tourney's all together. Other than the Negreanu Open of course... which by the way I got 2nd today in Limit Stud.
I've been fairing pretty well in the PartyPoker $25NL rooms... and I am hoping I can have the discipline to just stick with those until I can make some decent money. Will be hard though, because I feel that right now my tournament game is the best it's ever been, and may be on of my biggest strengths. But back to the fish at Party for now.
posted by Kurt at 5:00 PM
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